Boys’ Basketball
Marlboro’s Chris DeNatale dribbles the basketball as Wallkill’s Sean Perrin defends and Marlboro’s Miles Brooks looks on during a MHAL boys’ basketball game on Jan. 13 at Wallkill High School.

Plenty of room for improvement for local teams

It was a difficult season last year for area boys’ basketball teams, as neither the Highland Huskies nor the Marlboro Iron Dukes put together enough wins to qualify for the Section 9 …

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Highland’s Danica Valente drives the ball as S.S. Seward’s Adrianna Joy defends during a non-league girls’ basketball game on Feb. 17 at Highland High School.
Things are going to look similar on the court for the Marlboro girls’ basketball team this season but will look different on the bench. The Dukes have only lost two players – Ella …
Highland’s Joshua Bishop turns the corner as Liberty’s Christopher Rodgers pursues during a non-league football game on Sept. 2 at Highland High School.
Ryan Emig spent the season clearing the way for Miles Brooks, Ryan Durling and Antonio Hickman to fuel the Marlboro Iron Dukes offense, while at the same time harassing opposing offenses, and was …
Marlboro’s Jake Brown plays the ball during a MHAL Division II boys’ soccer game on September 12 at Marlboro High School.
After a down season, the Marlboro boys’ soccer team came back in a big way, putting themselves in a position to challenge for the Section 9 Class A championship. The Iron Dukes earned the …

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Marlboro High School seniors, bottom, from left, Kalista Birkenstock (softball) and Hannah Polumbo (basketball) are shown with John Ryder (baseball) after signing their respective National Letters of Intent to continue their athletic careers in college on November 8 at Marlboro High School.
The Marlboro High School Athletic Dept. honored three athletes who signed their National Letters of Intent on November 8 at Marlboro High School. Kalista Birkenstock will play Division I …
The Family of New Paltz 5K Turkey Trot is on Thursday, November 23 at the Water Street Market. It includes the following events: 5K Run/Walk (Age 1-12), 5K Run/Walk (Age 13-64), and 5K Run/Walk (Age …
Carter Rivieccio (#2) seals off the end for Ryan Durling (#6) to sweep outside during the fourth quarter
The Port Jervis Raiders won their fifth straight Section 9 championship when they beat the Marlboro football team, 37-7, on Saturday in the Section 9 Class B championship game at James I. …

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Miles Brooks on a quarterback keeper goes for 15 yards during the third quarter.
Ryan Durling ran for 175 yards and scored two touchdowns in the Marlboro football team’s 20-0 win over the Saugerties Sawyers in Friday’s Section 9 Class B semifinal at Marlboro High …
Marlboro's Claire Devine sends the ball over the net as Wallkill's Madison Stauss tries to block during Wednesday's Section 9 Class A semifinal volleyball match at Wallkill High School.
Down by two sets, the Marlboro volleyball team staved off the end of their season three times and extended the match until they won the third set, forcing a fourth. However, the fifth-seeded …
Marlboro's Emmy Lazar swims the breaststroke leg of the 200-yard individual medley during Thursday's Section 9 girls' swimming preliminaries at Valley Central High School in Montgomery.
Loretta Santora finished eighth in the 100-yard butterfly, leading the Marlboro Dukes to a 13th-place finish at Saturday’s Section 9 girls’ swimming and diving championships on Saturday …

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Basil Metz finished 19th, leading the Highland boys’ cross-country team to a sixth-place finish at the Section 9 Class C championship race on Saturday at Sanfordville Elementary School in …
Highland's Navya Ruparelia hits the ball over the net as teammate Kelcey Whalen looks on during Saturday's Section 9 Class B championship volleyball game at James I. O'Neill High School in Highland Falls.
As they received their silver medals, Highland volleyball coach Colleen Giametta hugged every single one of her players. It was a day of endings for the program. The fourth-seeded Huskies …
Highland's Landon Zehr turns the corner as teammate James Gescheidle locks Red Hook's Brantley Oji as Jordan Bennett looks on during Friday's Section 9 Class B quarterfinal football game at Highland High School.
It had been a long time since the Highland football team had played in a playoff football game, and even longer since the Huskies have won one. They did both on Friday. The fourth seeded …

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Elaine Canino, bottom right, is shown with her husband, James Canino. In back from left are: their sons, Jeff Canino, Glenn Canino (Michael Canino’s father), Vince Canino and Teddy Canino.
Michael Canino was never much of a runner. However, in April, he announced that he will participate in the New York City Marathon on November 5 to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association in …
Alexandra Carey finished 19th, leading the Highland girls’ cross-country team to an eighth-place finish at the Mid Hudson Athletic League championships on Thursday at the Hudson Valley …
It was Senior Night; it was Homecoming; and nothing could dampen the spirits of the Marlboro football team. Not the rain that was falling for most of Friday night’s game, and especially …

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